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Baby shaker app for iPhone stirs up controversy

Baby shaker app for iPhone stirs up controversy

Posted: 23 Apr 2009, 21:29, by John V.

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Baby shaker app for iPhone stirs up controversy

You'll find plenty of fun loving software available for the iPhone through its app store. But a surprising App managed to find its way past all those tightly scrutinizing eyes for approval from Apple. The Baby Shaker app, developed by Sikalosoft, enables users to shake the phone uncontrollably in order to quell the crying from a hand drawn baby until red X marks appear over its eyes. Raising children can be quite a challenge, but who says that this app can be used as a stress reliever? Advocates against the tiny bit of software, such as The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, protested heavily against the popular program that only costs 99 cents to download. Apple eventually showed humility and admitted fault for approving the controversial app and quickly removed it from further distribution.

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1. YouLostTheGame posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:43 0

People have no sense of humor!

2. Fanboys Suck posted on 23 Apr 2009, 20:15 0

I agree. No sense of humor at all (its a sick senbse of humor, but nevertheless, it is still humor). Also, this is old news. This has been on other sites for a couple of days now. (news sites anyway)

3. tmofanboy432 posted on 23 Apr 2009, 20:55 0

lol

4. vzw fanman posted on 23 Apr 2009, 21:26 0

haha lol you always gotta get them hatters

5. BBBOY posted on 23 Apr 2009, 22:46 0

I personaly do not find any humor in this. I think this is really sick.

6. E.N. posted on 24 Apr 2009, 03:04 0

Yeah it's not really funny but at the same time I don't think it's that terrible. But honestly Apple should have just disapproved the applicaiton so we wouldn't have to to be talking about this right now.

7. LGVX1993 posted on 24 Apr 2009, 05:06 0

Yeah I agree as well.

8. VGirl posted on 24 Apr 2009, 11:23 0

Wow! How could anyone find joy in that!?! Its not even trying to find a sense of humor about it, its just plain wrong!!

9. Legion posted on 24 Apr 2009, 13:34 0

Hilarious!!!

10. Astromanaught posted on 24 Apr 2009, 15:03 0

I concur. I do understand why some people wouldnt find it funny, but to find it offensive? I mean really you have to be THE SCUM OF THE EARTH for shaking a real baby to death.

11. heavybreathing posted on 25 Apr 2009, 13:37 0

Fantastic! Now i can practice for the real thing!

12. smimi15 posted on 25 Apr 2009, 14:03 0

Wow. I'm pretty sure that this exactly the response that Apple was trying to avoid. Some people find it funny and that's fine. Some people find it offensive, and that's fine. Some idiots like heavybreathing joke about the real thing, and that's pathetic.

13. heavybreathing posted on 26 Apr 2009, 13:06 0

And some peoplel ie smimi15 take the internet seriously. And thats pathetic.

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1. YouLostTheGame posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:43 0

2. Fanboys Suck posted on 23 Apr 2009, 20:15 0

3. tmofanboy432 posted on 23 Apr 2009, 20:55 0

4. vzw fanman posted on 23 Apr 2009, 21:26 0

5. BBBOY posted on 23 Apr 2009, 22:46 0

6. E.N. posted on 24 Apr 2009, 03:04 0

7. LGVX1993 posted on 24 Apr 2009, 05:06 0

8. VGirl posted on 24 Apr 2009, 11:23 0

9. Legion posted on 24 Apr 2009, 13:34 0

10. Astromanaught posted on 24 Apr 2009, 15:03 0

11. heavybreathing posted on 25 Apr 2009, 13:37 0

12. smimi15 posted on 25 Apr 2009, 14:03 0

13. heavybreathing posted on 26 Apr 2009, 13:06 0

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